Off Centre (2001–2002)

Two men, a British stud and an American doofus, share an apartment in New York City where they try to pick up a variety of women "supermodels" for themselves.

Creators:

Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz, Danny Zuker

Stars:

Eddie Kaye Thomas, Sean Maguire, Lauren Stamile

Cast

Series cast summary:
Eddie Kaye Thomas	...	Mike Platt (28 episodes, 2001-2002)
Sean Maguire	...	Euan Pierce (28 episodes, 2001-2002)
Lauren Stamile	...	Liz Lombardi (28 episodes, 2001-2002)
John Cho	...	Chau Presley (28 episodes, 2001-2002)
Jason George	...	Nathan 'Status Quo' (27 episodes, 2001-2002)

Storyline

In this sitcom, British ex-pat Euan Pierce has it made: after brilliant studies he got a super Wall Street job which pays fabulously, so he can easily afford every luxury to appeal to the ladies, even though his natural killer charm -great looks and even smoother talk- is usually more then enough to make them line up to satisfy his healthy young appetite. He generously shares his splendid penthouse with his American college roomy, Mike Platt, who has absolutely no style, self-confidence or panache but took a dead-end altruistic job and has an even more up-tight, bossy girlfriend, Liz Lombardi. Their most frequent guest is Vietnamese deadbeat waiter Chau Presley, who never ceases boasting, especially his supposed sexual conquests, but never succeeds in anything. Euan's neighbor is the rich, popular but stupid and arrogant rap star Nathan 'Status Quo', who holds court with even dumber sycophants and a stream of groupies and reporters.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alkkarit

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Weitz, Weitz and Zuker, DreamWorks Television, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Mike Platt: [after Status' dog has farted, Mike is laughing] What? Gas is funny. And dog gas is like seven times as funny!

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Crazy Credits

In Chau's restaurant, Qui Nhon there is a poster from the movie American Pie. The poster's foreign wording, "Di Bui Va Bahn" means "Boy Puts Penis In Pie".

User Reviews

Funny, clever, edgy, sexy.

It's a real shame that this show didn't last for more seasons. I mean, it had everything to become a long running sitcom. It had great acting, inventive and edgy jokes, great cast, and great chemistry between the main characters.

Eddie Kaye Thomas demonstrated he has great comedic skills; he's hilarious! and his "serious guy" image fits perfect for his role. Sean Maguire in my opinion steals the show as the stud and fun guy. He's great and hilarious! Lauren Stamile is hot as hell and delivers a funny performance. She always seemed to be having fun with her role. She's very sexy and her character fits perfect for her. But John Cho is the best about the show. He's naturally hilarious and his comedic skills are very diverse. He made the show.

I really liked this sitcom and I wonder why it didn't last for more. Sure, it relied most of it's creativeness on sex jokes and some sexy references but believe me, the jokes were very clever and well acted.

Underrated show that deserved more chances... I watched it on Mexican t.v. at 1:30 a.m. Shame it isn't on syndication.